Integration of palliative care into emergency medicine: The Improving Palliative Care in Emergency Medicine (IPAL-EM) collaboration

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 264-270

  Lamba, Sangeeta ^a   Desandre, Paul L ^b,c   Todd, Knox H ^d   Bryant, Eric N ^e   Chan, Garrett K ^f,g   Grudzen, Corita R ^h   Weissman, David E ⁱ   Quest, Tammie E ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Veteran's Affairs ^*  (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e Institute for Palliative Medicine at San Diego Hospice   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

collaboration; emergency department; emergency medicine; integration; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CASE MANAGER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC PATIENT; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; HYPERTENSION; IMMOBILITY; INTEGRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMFORT; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL WORKER; TOE GANGRENE; URINE; VERY ELDERLY;

COLLABORATION; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; INTEGRATION; PALLIATIVE CARE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84893012054     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.08.087     Document Type: Article

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